Willowsford Receives Top Honors at Great American Living Awards

ASHBURN, Va. - Oct. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Willowsford, an exceptional new community inspired by Virginia’s farming heritage and a commitment to natural design, received numerous top awards at the recent Great American Living Awards organized by the Northern Virginia Builders Industry Association, Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association and the Washington Metropolitan Sales and Marketing Council.

The awards program is a residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C.  market.

Willowsford won for best website, social media blog, and information centers.  In addition, Willowsford’s lifestyle magazine “Inspired” which serves as a community, education and information communication on a variety of regional topics and individuals with connections to the community, won the category of best printed brochure.  Willowsford’s signature event, A Taste of Willowsford won a merit award for best integrated marketing campaign.

"A very special thanks to Fraser Wallace Advertising and Ecendant Interactive for their tireless efforts and creative contributions,” stated Laura Cole vice president of marketing for Willowsford.  Fraser Wallace Advertising and Ecendant Interactive handle all of Willowsford’s creative work and technology.

In addition, Willowsford’s builders also took home awards for their architectural designs and interiors.   This year Pulte’s Sherwood at Willowsford model won for best design and architecture as did both the Addison and the Grays models for Integrity Homes.  Camberley won best interior merchandising for its Milburn model. Integrity also won for best printed brochure.  Last year, K. Hovnanian and Van Metre (also at Willowsford) won awards for their home designs in the community.

“The ongoing awards for Willowsford are terrific,” stated Brian Cullen, who is leading the Willowsford development team.  “We are honored to receive them and very excited for the builders at Willowsford to receive the recognition they deserve for their unique architectural and interior designs.”

Last year, Willowsford was recognized as “Community of the Year” in their first year of opening.   This year, the 4,000 acre community with 2,000 acres of open space including a farm and 40+ miles  of walking and biking  trails (in addition to many other amenities), has expanded to include The Lodge at Willowsford with a large fitness center and demonstration kitchen.

Willowsford’s culinary director has been conducting cooking classes at The Lodge.  The Willowsford Farm has also expanded to include goats and chickens which provide eggs for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) which runs from spring through November, and a robust farmers market is now on-site.

The many amenities at Willowsford include two resort-style pools, a 7-acre stocked lake with fishing pier, and boathouse, dog parks, and a second community building with fitness center and demonstration kitchen is currently under construction.  Wood for these buildings has been mostly milled from timber on the property at the Willowsford saw mill. Other builders in the community include Arcadia Communities, Beazer and Mitchell & Best.

For more information on Willowsford, visit www.willowsford.com, or call 571-297-6900.

About Willowsford

Willowsford is a unique community being created in Loudoun County, Virginia which is inspired by Virginia’s strong agricultural heritage.  The 4,000 acre community includes 2,000 acres of conservancy-managed natural open space, with forests and parklands connected by more than 40 miles of nature trails.  A portion of the open space will include agricultural production by Willowsford Farm. Architectural designs for homes in Willowsford are exclusive to the community and reflect design elements and materials authentic to historical homes in the region.

About Corbelis

Corbelis, the development manager, is a residential real estate development and management company.   Since 1995, its senior executives have acquired, developed and/or managed more than 75 planned residential communities across the U.S. with a total capitalization exceeding $5 billion.